Word meaning
cultivate
verb · KUL-tih-vayt
What does cultivate mean?
Cultivate means to prepare land for crops; to try to develop a quality, skill, or relationship.
Cultivate in a sentence
“Reading every day helps cultivate a bigger vocabulary.”
Synonyms for cultivate
- develop
- foster
- nurture
Where does cultivate come from?
From Latin cultivare, from colere, "to till."
How to remember cultivate
- Say it out loud a few times: KUL-tih-vayt.
- Write one sentence of your own using cultivate, about something that happened to you today.
- Quiz yourself tomorrow, in three days, and next week. Spaced reviews are what make new words stick.
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